What is the difference in cereal production between Argentina and Brazil?

53.25 million metric tons, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Brazil: Cereal production

Argentina

85.73 million metric tons

in 2024

Brazil

138.98 million metric tons

in 2024

Argentina rank

7th

Brazil rank

5th

Cereal production over time

Argentina
Brazil

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 138.98 million metric tons against 85.73 million metric tons in Argentina, a difference of 53.25 million metric tons.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Argentina ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 5th of 182 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16.90 million metric tons	18.17 million metric tons	1.27 million metric tons	Brazil
1970s	23.14 million metric tons	25.87 million metric tons	2.72 million metric tons	Brazil
1980s	26.42 million metric tons	36.53 million metric tons	10.12 million metric tons	Brazil
1990s	27.95 million metric tons	42.75 million metric tons	14.80 million metric tons	Brazil
2000s	35.60 million metric tons	62.09 million metric tons	26.49 million metric tons	Brazil
2010s	59.76 million metric tons	97.76 million metric tons	38.00 million metric tons	Brazil
2020s	81.78 million metric tons	133.63 million metric tons	51.86 million metric tons	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, Argentina or Brazil?: Brazil, at 138.98 million metric tons against 85.73 million metric tons in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production between Argentina and Brazil?: 53.25 million metric tons, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for cereal production?: Argentina ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 5th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.